Membership in Eurobank Holdings Committees
- Audit Committee – Vice Chairman
- Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee – Member
Other posts within the Eurobank Group
- Independent Non-Executive Director, Eurobank SA
- Membership in Eurobank Group Committees:
- Audit Committee – Vice Chairman
- Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee – Member
Other current posts
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Bayerische Landesbank (Munich) (since May 2024)
- Member of the Supervisory Board and Chair of the Audit Committee, Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG, Frankfurt (since June 2023)
- Member of the Supervisory Board and Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee, Solaris SE, Berlin (since April 2023)
Former career milestones
Mr Eckes served for more than 30 years at PwC as:
- Chair of the Supervisory Board, inexogy Energy Holding KGaA, Saarlouis (April 2023-April 2024)
- Senior Advisor, PwC Germany and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) (2022 - 2023)
- Global Banking and Capital Markets (BCM) ESG Leader and member of the Global Financial Services (FS) ESG Leadership Team (2019 - 2022), responsible for BCM activities in ESG consulting globally
- EMEA BCM Leader and member of the EMEA FS Leadership Team (2017 - 2022), responsible for consulting and assurance services especially regarding banking strategies, business models, supervisory and regulatory requirements and practices, risk management
- Member of the Global BCM Leadership Team (2009 - 2022)
- German BCM Leader and member of the German FS Leadership Team (2009 - 2018), responsible for consulting and assurance services including statutory audits of large German banks
- Chair of the Global Banking International Accounting Group (2002 - 2023)
- Partner (1996 - 2022)
Other milestones in Mr Eckes’ career include:
- Chair of the Banks Working Party of Accountancy Europe (former FEE - Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens) (2015 - 2022)
- Chair of the Banking Committee (Bankenfachausschuss – BFA) of the German Institute of Public Auditors (Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer - IDW) (2017 - 2022) and member of the BFA (2008 - 2022)
- Member of the European Parlamentary Financial Services Forum - EPFSF (2012 - 2023)
- Member of the Steering Committee Sustainability of IDW (2020 - 2022)
Research
- Publication of articles and co-author of books about accounting, audit, regulatory and banking industry related topics
- Member of the Technical Advisory Board of the bi-weekly magazine „Die Wirtschaftsprüfung“ (The Audit) (2020 - 2023)
Education
- Certified Public Auditor (German Wirtschaftsprüfer) (1996)
- MBA, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken (1986)
Place of birth
Germany